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Rwanda

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Capital
Kigali
Currency
Rwandan franc
Continent
Africa
Area
26,338 km²
Country information: Wikidata · Q1037 · Official languages: English, French, Kinyarwanda, Swahili
AT A GLANCE

The essential numbers

Latest available · Reference years vary
Population
14.57M · 2025
people
World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL
GDP
16.37B · 2025
current US$
World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
GDP per capita
1,123.74 · 2025
current US$ / person
World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD
Inflation
5.91 · 2025
%
World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unemployment
11.36 · 2025
% of labor force
World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS
Fertility rate
3.65 · 2024
births / woman
World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
Life expectancy
68.02 · 2024
years
World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN
LOOKING BACK

Change over time

people · 20062025
2025Rwanda: 14.57M
Rwanda · Population8.77M10.35M11.93M13.52M15.1M2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.POP.TOTLGaps indicate missing observations.
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Rwanda · Population · people
YearRwanda
202514,569,341
202414,256,567
202313,954,471
202213,651,030
202113,355,260
202013,065,837
201912,776,103
201812,487,996
201712,202,060
201611,919,183
201511,640,022
201411,364,757
201311,093,340
201210,829,901
201110,573,733
201010,317,553
200910,060,432
20089,804,269
20079,549,933
20069,299,246
current US$ · 20062025
2025Rwanda: 16.37B
Rwanda · GDP1.96B5.89B9.82B13.75B17.68B2006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Rwanda · GDP · current US$
YearRwanda
202516,372,132,990.23
202415,111,064,181.97
202314,806,501,437.28
202213,747,404,814.27
202111,252,894,909.5
202010,487,146,253.4
201910,519,272,170.33
20189,650,161,136.18
20179,164,345,443.26
20168,596,812,240.52
20158,447,064,078.84
20148,129,984,483.79
20137,714,276,919.74
20127,556,673,275.95
20116,802,676,033.66
20106,052,276,077.64
20095,603,399,014.71
20085,120,655,375.24
20074,017,977,506.56
20063,274,207,945.37

GDP per capita

All countries
current US$ / person · 20062025
2025Rwanda: 1,123.74
Rwanda · GDP per capita274.93506.42737.92969.411,200.92006201220192025
Source: World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.CDGaps indicate missing observations.
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Rwanda · GDP per capita · current US$ / person
YearRwanda
20251,123.74
20241,059.94
20231,061.06
20221,007.06
2021842.58
2020802.64
2019823.36
2018772.75
2017751.05
2016721.26
2015725.69
2014715.37
2013695.4
2012697.76
2011643.36
2010586.6
2009556.97
2008522.29
2007420.73
2006352.09
% · 20062025
2025Rwanda: 5.91
Rwanda · Inflation-2.413.649.715.7521.812006201220192025
Source: World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZGGaps indicate missing observations.
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Rwanda · Inflation · %
YearRwanda
20255.91
20241.77
202319.79
202217.69
2021-0.39
20209.85
20193.35
2018-0.31
20178.28
20167.17
20152.53
20142.35
20135.92
201210.27
20113.08
2010-0.25
200912.94
200815.44
20079.08
20068.88

Unemployment

All countries
% of labor force · 20062025
2025Rwanda: 11.36
Rwanda · Unemployment10.2611.7613.2714.7716.282006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZSGaps indicate missing observations.
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Rwanda · Unemployment · % of labor force
YearRwanda
202511.36
202411.33
202312.35
202215.08
202115.78
202011.83
201911.24
201810.76
201711.88
201611.79
201511.83
201411.84
201311.77
201211.67
201111.76
201011.64
200911.63
200811.52
200711.58
200611.59

Fertility rate

All countries
births / woman · 20062025
2025Rwanda:
Rwanda · Fertility rate3.483.984.4955.52006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Rwanda · Fertility rate · births / woman
YearRwanda
2025No data available
20243.65
20233.7
20223.78
20213.84
20203.91
20193.99
20184.05
20174.08
20164.11
20154.11
20144.12
20134.14
20124.2
20114.33
20104.52
20094.71
20084.92
20075.14
20065.34

Life expectancy

All countries
years · 20062025
2025Rwanda:
Rwanda · Life expectancy57.3760.2863.1866.0868.982006201220192025
Source: World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.INGaps indicate missing observations.
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Rwanda · Life expectancy · years
YearRwanda
2025No data available
202468.02
202367.79
202267.53
202166.85
202066.95
201966.69
201866.35
201766.14
201665.73
201565.42
201465.09
201364.65
201264.19
201163.48
201062.8
200961.81
200860.64
200759.5
200658.34
Source: World Bank ↗Snapshot · Sep 21, 2026Methodology